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In his policy address that the government will continue to promote the purchase of environmentally friendly electric car traffic, the Chief Executive and the principal officials would be the first use of new environmentally friendly vehicles.In addition, the authorities will speed the creation of 100 in electric vehicle charging stations and 50 fast charging stations, the fastest in the first quarter tender.

Government sources, the local market at present about 600 environmentally friendly electric cars to walk, to which the government accounted for about 200, are mainly car models.Sources said the government would purchase a temporary, two electric vehicles for the use of the Chief Executive and the Secretary of accountability, and car specifications will be drawn up according to officials rank procurement rules.However, given the existing temporary four electric vehicles for the TD was approved for sale, including the Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi iMiEV, Renault Fluence ZE and the BYD e6, each model will not be considered for regional heads or heads of state level to use, so unknown whether the higher specifications referenced electric vehicles through other means.

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Tesla demand surges, stock rises 16 percent

DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc said on Tuesday deliveries of its Model S sedan in the fourth quarter blew past what the company had forecast, sending shares up nearly 16 percent.....

If Model S is half the price of Model S and smaller, I doubt Tesla will upgrade too much. But I can be wrong, and I hope I am. Because If the FRT is not extended, then I won't be getting Model S, Model E will then be the one I will fall back on. I hate waiting though.

January 22, 2014
A Fair Price
By The Tesla Motors Team
TAGS: CUSTOMERS / MODEL S / STORES /
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Today we're launching the Model S online design studio in China and announcing the price of the car. For Chinese customers, the price of the Model S with the premium 85 kWh battery pack is 734k CNY.

This pricing structure is something of a risk for Tesla, but we want to do the right thing for Chinese consumers. If we were to follow standard industry practice, we could get away with charging twice as much for the Model S in China as we do in the US. But we're doing things differently, even if it means that some people might look at the price and mistakenly think it must somehow mean the Model S has less value than its competitors.

Given that the Model S won the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year award, received the highest rating of any automobile in history from Consumer Reports (99 out of 100) and achieved the best possible US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rating, that is certainly not the case.

Instead, the price of a Model S in China is much lower than its competitors simply because we want to treat our Chinese customers just as well as we'd treat customers in any other country. That means the price of a Model S in China is the same as the price of a Model S in the US, adding only unavoidable taxes, customs duties and transportation costs. We're not even factoring in the cost of the free-to-use Supercharger network that Tesla will build across China.

734k CNY is a big risk for Tesla. We know it's unconventional. We know we could charge more. We know that our competitors will try to convince Chinese consumers that our relatively lower price tag means the Model S is a lesser car, when the real reason their car costs more is that they make double the profit per car in China compared to the United States or Europe.

But we decided to take a chance anyway.

We care about fairness, and we care about transparency. We care about advancing the cause of electric cars in China. And we care about doing the right thing for our customers – no matter where they live.

January 22, 2014
A Fair Price
By The Tesla Motors Team
TAGS: CUSTOMERS / MODEL S / STORES /
0 comments
Today we're launching the Model S online design studio in China and announcing the price of the car. For Chinese customers, the price of the Model S with the premium 85 kWh battery pack is 734k CNY.

This pricing structure is something of a risk for Tesla, but we want to do the right thing for Chinese consumers. If we were to follow standard industry practice, we could get away with charging twice as much for the Model S in China as we do in the US. But we're doing things differently, even if it means that some people might look at the price and mistakenly think it must somehow mean the Model S has less value than its competitors.

Given that the Model S won the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year award, received the highest rating of any automobile in history from Consumer Reports (99 out of 100) and achieved the best possible US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rating, that is certainly not the case.

Instead, the price of a Model S in China is much lower than its competitors simply because we want to treat our Chinese customers just as well as we'd treat customers in any other country. That means the price of a Model S in China is the same as the price of a Model S in the US, adding only unavoidable taxes, customs duties and transportation costs. We're not even factoring in the cost of the free-to-use Supercharger network that Tesla will build across China.

734k CNY is a big risk for Tesla. We know it's unconventional. We know we could charge more. We know that our competitors will try to convince Chinese consumers that our relatively lower price tag means the Model S is a lesser car, when the real reason their car costs more is that they make double the profit per car in China compared to the United States or Europe.

But we decided to take a chance anyway.

We care about fairness, and we care about transparency. We care about advancing the cause of electric cars in China. And we care about doing the right thing for our customers – no matter where they live.

Selfishly speaking, I don't mind getting my Model S a little later than China does because I don't have enough money to pay for the whole car yet. Then again, I can't wait to see Model S rules the Hong Kong roads!

In a dilemma....

Actually, I can't even wait for the Model E, because I want to compare the two before deciding which to get. Like, if the Model E isn't much smaller than Model S, I might get Model E instead because of the "half price".

From the above images, we can see the basic 85kW sold in China is missing the Supercharger option as well as the 19" Michelin Tire Upgrade, so in fact, Tesla has already earned slightly more for each Model S they sell in China. This could imply that

1. Tesla has no plan to install supercharging stations in China, or
2. Tesla has a plan to install supercharging stations in China, just do not envisage that they can get approval from the Chinese government in the coming years (due to the local industry protection mechanism? BYD? etc.)
3. Both 1 and 2 are wrong, that Tesla has got the approval from the Chinese government to install supercharging stations, but installation is just not soon enough, so maybe Tesla will offer an after-sale upgrade when the infrastructures are ready.
4. Michelin tyres are strictly banned from China......which is very unlikely, but....
5. Maybe rear facing seats are against the safety regulations in China
6. Paint Armor won't help much if you are driving the Model S on the rocky roads of China

Still, I think the customers in China are more than happy, for now.

Prediction : Hong Kong Model S Price

This is my favourite part. Considering that Tesla did not charge the wealthy Chinese customers much higher, there is a good chance that the price of Model S for Hong Kong to be the same, if not less. Let's hope Tesla will balance the possibility of First Registration Tax (FRT) (un)extension and the affordability of the Hong Kong citizens.

Let's say it remains as US$81,070 for the 85kW model, taking HK$7.675 as the middle value, then

60kW : HK$536,482 (=US$62,400 +7,500)
85kW : HK$622,212

Say the Shipping & Handling cost remains as US$3,600 = HK$27,630, then it is likely that the basic models of Model S to be

60kW : HK$564,112
85kW : HK$649,842

But that is only if FRT is still waived by the time you receive your Model S.

From the above images, we can see the basic 85kW sold in China is missing the Supercharger option as well as the 19" Michelin Tire Upgrade, so in fact, Tesla has already earned slightly more for each Model S they sell in China. This could imply that

1. Tesla has no plan to install supercharging stations in China, or
2. Tesla has a plan to install supercharging stations in China, just do not envisage that they can get approval from the Chinese government in the coming years (due to the local industry protection mechanism? BYD? etc.)
3. Both 1 and 2 are wrong, that Tesla has got the approval from the Chinese government to install supercharging stations, but installation is just not soon enough, so maybe Tesla will offer an after-sale upgrade when the infrastructures are ready.
4. Michelin tyres are strictly banned from China......which is very unlikely, but....
5. Maybe rear facing seats are against the safety regulations in China
6. Paint Armor won't help much if you are driving the Model S on the rocky roads of China

Still, I think the customers in China are more than happy, for now.

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Don't forget: for a 85kWh the supercharger option is always enabled, and as they don't sell the 60kWh version in China they don't have to show it as an option. What I miss is the duo charger.
Btw paint armor is also not available as an option in Europe, nor the tire upgrade.

lx3h, superchargers will be installed across China. The 85kWh models come with Supercharging as a standard feature (no extra price). Check out the latest blog post from Tesla: A Fair Price | Blog | Tesla Motors

Instead, the price of a Model S in China is much lower than its competitors simply because we want to treat our Chinese customers just as well as we'd treat customers in any other country. That means the price of a Model S in China is the same as the price of a Model S in the US, adding only unavoidable taxes, customs duties and transportation costs. We're not even factoring in the cost of the free-to-use Supercharger network that Tesla will build across China.

"Instead, the price of a Model S in China is much lower than its competitors simply because we want to treat our Chinese customers just as well as we'd treat customers in any other country. That means the price of a Model S in China is the same as the price of a Model S in the US, adding only unavoidable taxes, customs duties and transportation costs. We're not even factoring in the cost of the free-to-use Supercharger network that Tesla will build across China."

It occurred to me that there're a bunch of people who think they know about cars and reject the practicability of EVs completely on the basis of cost, they are simply ignorant of what the Tesla Model S is capable of and how much it can save you long-term. I mean I can understand if a guy in the US or Mainland China says he's concerned about battery running out over long distance driving, but in a tiny city such as HK, that banker guy Sunny in the article needs to be introduced to the Model S.

And it's even funnier how the media react to the earlier fires and a couple "recalls". Even Bloomberg, they either like slamming the new car company, or they just don't understand the whole Tesla deal.

It occurred to me that there're a bunch of people who think they know about cars and reject the practicability of EVs completely on the basis of cost, they are simply ignorant of what the Tesla Model S is capable of and how much it can save you long-term. I mean I can understand if a guy in the US or Mainland China says he's concerned about battery running out over long distance driving, but in a tiny city such as HK, that banker guy Sunny in the article needs to be introduced to the Model S.

And it's even funnier how the media react to the earlier fires and a couple "recalls". Even Bloomberg, they either like slamming the new car company, or they just don't understand the whole Tesla deal.